We have had our 5 chickens for about a year now. No issues with predators up to this point - this weekend one of our girls passed naturally. The next day one was snatched up by a fox and it ran off into the woods with her. I think our coop is very secure - hence not having an issue with this...
I am new to raising hens and have a mixed flock of 2 roosters, 5 hens, all 9 weeks old and breed is mixed but they all have same full favorolle father. I keep them in a 5x10 chainlink kennel with open top under trees during the day and free range when I’m home. At night, we put them to bed at...